Derasha 2 on Metzora 14:36

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:36

The Complete Passuk

וְצִוָּ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וּפִנּ֣וּ אֶת־הַבַּ֗יִת בְּטֶ֨רֶם יָבֹ֤א הַכֹּהֵן֙ לִרְא֣וֹת אֶת־הַנֶּ֔גַע וְלֹ֥א יִטְמָ֖א כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּבָּ֑יִת וְאַ֥חַר כֵּ֛ן יָבֹ֥א הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Arachin 16a (verified on the daf).

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HebrewBooks / Shas PDF of the daf

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּפִנּוּ אֶת הַבַּיִת — תַּנְיָא, נְגָעִים בָּאִים עַל הַגָּזֵל, דִּכְתִיב וְצִוָּה הַכֹּהֵן וּפִנּוּ אֶת הַבַּיִת, וְתָנָא: הוּא כָּנַס מָמוֹן שֶׁאֵינוֹ שֶׁלּוֹ, יָבֹא הַכֹּהֵן וִיפַזֵּר מָמוֹנוֹ.

English: “And they shall clear the house” — it was taught: Negaim come because of theft, as it is written “and the kohen shall command and they shall clear the house,” and it was taught: he gathered wealth that was not his; let the kohen come and scatter his wealth.

Type of Learning

Moral cause — gezel

What Is Learned

Chazal link house-negaim to the sin of theft; the forced emptying of the house publicly exposes ill-gotten gains.